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Housing marketNVM market overview
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SafetyCBS and Police
HealthRIVM Health Monitor
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District · Middelburg (Z.)
Living in Binnenstad
The population is growing slower than in Middelburg (Z.). Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.), and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Binnenstad is €300,000, 2% lower than in Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 66%, against a rise of 73% in Middelburg (Z.). 50% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points less than in Middelburg (Z.) (61%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€300,000
▼2% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+66%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+73%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼11 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (61%)
Social housing
19%
▼7 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Private rent
31%
▲18 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
40%
▼29 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (69%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (7%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (14%)
Average WOZ value
€300,000
▼2% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (€306,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+66%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+73%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
50%
▼11 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (61%)
Social housing
19%
▼7 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Private rent
31%
▲18 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (13%)
Single-family dwellings
40%
▼29 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (69%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼19 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Built 2016 and later
0%
▼7 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (7%)
Built 1992–2005
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 66% between 2014 and 2025, to €300,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€300,000▼ 2% below Middelburg (Z.)
+66% since 2014
Middelburg (Z.) +73%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€277 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€277/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
116 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €300,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€119NL median
Water board levy€40–
Waste levy€29€27
Property tax (OZB)€27€26
Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€158
Maintenance reserve€148–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Middelburg (Z.)'s OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 214th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 116 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €300,000.
Levies: Middelburg (Z.)'s own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Binnenstad has the 9th-lowest WOZ value of the 22 wijken in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €300,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Binnenstad
300,000
4,539
–
Griffioen
316,000
1,537
–
Klarenbeek
335,000
1,681
–
Nieuw Middelburg
268,000
1,049
–
Brigdamme
411,000
255
–
Sint Laurens
384,000
445
–
Ramsburg
295,000
28
–
Veersepoort
492,000
1,051
–
Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten
534,000
21
–
Verspreide huizen in het noordoosten
586,000
24
–
Stromenwijk/'t Zand
269,000
3,728
–
Verspreide huizen in het zuidwesten
295,000
169
–
Middelburg Zuid
297,000
3,218
–
Dauwendaele
213,000
3,200
–
Arnestein
209,000
36
–
Mortiere
487,000
1,063
–
Nieuw- en Sint Joosland
263,000
533
–
Verspr.h. Nieuw- en Sint Joosland
432,000
83
–
Arnemuiden
309,000
2,066
–
Kleverskerke
406,000
32
–
Oranjeplaat
558,000
41
–
Verspreide huizen Arnemuiden
466,000
54
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 50% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied50%
Social housing19%
Private rent31%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
60% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes40%
Multi-family homes60%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
55% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 20% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Before 194555.3%
1945-196410.8%
1965-19742.1%
1975-199119.2%
1992-20059.3%
2006-20153%
2016 and later0.4%
Explanation
Based on 4,570 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
More registered crime per resident than the Middelburg (Z.) average.
In 2025, 112 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Binnenstad, 2.3 times as high as in Middelburg (Z.) (48). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 15%, the same as in Middelburg (Z.). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
112
▲2.3 times as high as Middelburg (Z.) (48)
Change since 2021
+15%
=about the same as Middelburg (Z.) (+15%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼6% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
112
▲2.3 times as high as Middelburg (Z.) (48)
Change since 2021
+15%
=about the same as Middelburg (Z.) (+15%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.6
▼6% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Binnenstad registered 112 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 48 in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Binnenstad112
The municipality of Middelburg (Z.)48
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Binnenstad is 'Theft and burglary': 65.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.2 in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
BinnenstadMiddelburg (Z.)
Theft and burglary65.8
Middelburg (Z.) 19.2▲ +243% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Violence and threats13.8
Middelburg (Z.) 6.3▲ +119% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Vandalism and public order12.2
Middelburg (Z.) 6.3▲ +94% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Traffic10.4
Middelburg (Z.) 8.1▲ +28% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Other and withheld5.2
Middelburg (Z.) 2.8▲ +86% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Fraud and scams4.6
Middelburg (Z.) 5.4▼ −15% vs Middelburg (Z.)
Environmental0.1
Middelburg (Z.) 0.3≈ Middelburg (Z.)
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Binnenstad registered 42 traffic accidents, of which 11 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health about average; green space is below the Middelburg (Z.) average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Binnenstad rate their own health as good, about the same as in Middelburg (Z.). Fewer adults are overweight (42% against 49%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (54% against 50%), more smoke (19% against 16%) and more report anxiety or depression (50% against 47%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Binnenstad, covering 74% of the area, against 21% in Middelburg (Z.). Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 9% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 10% in Middelburg (Z.).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
=about the same as Middelburg (Z.) (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼1 percentage point lower than Middelburg (Z.) (10%)
More figures
Overweight
42%
▼7 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (49%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (50%)
Smokes
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (16%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼54 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲53 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Water, share of the area
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (9%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
=about the same as Middelburg (Z.) (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼1 percentage point lower than Middelburg (Z.) (10%)
More figures
Overweight
42%
▼7 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (49%)
Meets physical activity guideline
54%
▲4 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (50%)
Smokes
19%
▲3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (16%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼54 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (54%)
Built-up, share of the area
74%
▲53 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (21%)
Water, share of the area
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (9%)
Health
An estimated 72% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Middelburg (Z.)
Good self-rated health
72.1%
71.6%
Smokes
19.2%
16.1%
Excessive drinking
7.3%
5.6%
Overweight
41.8%
49.1%
Lonely
53.5%
52.1%
Anxiety or depression feelings
50.3%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
54.2%
50%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
9% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Traffic3.5%
Built-up74.5%
Recreation9.2%
Water12.8%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
04 · Residents
The population is growing slower than the Middelburg (Z.) average.
Binnenstad has 6,840 inhabitants (2026), or 5,554 per km² (5.3 times as high as in Middelburg (Z.)). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 1%, against a rise of 6% in Middelburg (Z.). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+1%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Middelburg (Z.)
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲1 percentage point higher than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Never married
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (47%)
Dutch origin
72%
▼4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (45%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+1%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+6%)
Turnout, municipality of Middelburg (Z.)
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
▼lower than Middelburg (Z.) (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
▲1 percentage point higher than Middelburg (Z.) (26%)
Never married
51%
▲4 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (47%)
Dutch origin
72%
▼4 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (76%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (45%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 1% between 2014 and 2026, to 6,840.
Residents, 2026
6,840
+1% since 2014
Middelburg (Z.) +6%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,554 residents per km², this wijk is 5.3 times as densely populated as the municipality of Middelburg (Z.).
Residents per km²5,554
Dwellings per km²3,690.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 5.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 16.7 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
27% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15470
15 to 25980
25 to 451,680
45 to 651,820
65 to 801,295
80 and over585
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
51% of residents are never married.
Never married3,490
Married2,120
Divorced800
Widowed425
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
72% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,930
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)990
Outside Europe915
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
43% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1900
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,320
Higher professional, university2,210
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Middelburg (Z.); there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Middelburg (Z.) voted. The largest party was D66 with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Middelburg (Z.)The Netherlands
D66
16.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.7%
16.7%
VVD
11.2%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
14.7%
12.8%
CDA
12.7%
11.8%
JA21
5.4%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.3%
4.5%
BBB
1.6%
2.6%
Other
21.1%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Binnenstad has an average of 0.7 cars per household, 30% lower than in Middelburg (Z.) (1.0). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Middelburg (Z.) (20%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲2 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼30% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▲1 percentage point higher than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▲higher than Middelburg (Z.) (+3 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (3%)
Office, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (2%)
Private rent
31%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
60%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
40%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
26%
▲9 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Middelburg (Z.) (14%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
14%
▲2 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (12%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.7
▼30% lower than Middelburg (Z.) (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▲1 percentage point higher than Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+5 pp
▲higher than Middelburg (Z.) (+3 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
8%
▲5 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (3%)
Office, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
5%
▲3 percentage points higher than Middelburg (Z.) (2%)
Private rent
31%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Multi-family dwellings
60%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
40%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 410 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie130
Handel en horeca410
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie60
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed90
Zakelijke dienstverlening340
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg320
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten220
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Middelburg (Z.) (2025).
Petrol79.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.8%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 16% to 21% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▲ 1 percentage point above Middelburg (Z.) (20%)
+5 pp since 2014
Middelburg (Z.) +3 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 3,215 passenger cars and 230 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,215
Motorcycles230
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
81% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (8%).
Residential81%
Retail8.4%
Office5.3%
Assembly4.8%
Healthcare1.1%
Industrial4.5%
Lodging1.6%
Education0.3%
Sports0.2%
Other16.2%
Explanation
Based on 5,639 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
5,554 residents per km²: 10 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,554
NL 539▲ +930% vs NL
Private rent31%
NL 14%▲ +121% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings60%
NL 37%▲ +62% vs NL
Single-family dwellings40%
NL 63%▼ −36% vs NL
Social housing19%
NL 28%▼ −32% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026